Web Content manager at @CTAflash, October 17 to February 20.
Communication consultant at @CTAFlash, March 20 to May 20.
This account is not active anymore.
"CTA is a planting organisation, not a harvesting organisation, and we should not be impatient for the harvest."
Thank you @TheoDJager, President of @worldfarmersorg, for the blog about 10 years experience with CTA. #CTALegacy.
https://t.co/10BObRiCqN
Challenges for the cocoa 🍫 sector in Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮:
🦹♂️Widespread fraud
🚜Low yield
🛰️Lack of traceability
💡CTA works with @ONG_nitidae and @Gaiachain1 on introducing #blockchain 📲⛓️ to meet these challenges 👉 https://t.co/lrellYg1qx
CTA's #Manioc21 initiative is already making a difference for #cooperatives in 🇨🇲&🇨🇩:
👨💼New employment opportunities;
⌛️Reduced production times;
🧽3,600 members trained in food hygiene.
This leads to more healthy and safe foods 👏👏
👉 https://t.co/kYhVz1VpcG
Check out the story of 30-year old agronomist Willy Mboukem from Cameroon 🇨🇲 who settled in São Tomé 🇸🇹 to work in a cocoa plantation 🍫. As a guest blogger, he writes about the impact CTA and @Spore_mag have had on himself and others 👉 https://t.co/IQBAMKsfMf #CTALegacy
CTA's #FarmersHub project supports young #agripreneurs 🇲🇱🇸🇳. This leads to:
🍅 Improved productivity and quality of fruit and vegetable
farming using greenhouses.
📈 New job opportunities for the youth.
👉https://t.co/aYkYzO9zno
How digitalisation can help alleviate the impact of #COVID19 on #foodsecurity :
👩🌾 Ensuring essential farm operations
🚚Keeping food supply chains moving
🧒Reaching vulnerable populations
🥘Bolstering food systems.
🗞️https://t.co/Bl1hgUDPc2
#D4Ag#SDG2#ZeroHunger
🤔Value chain analysis and stakeholder mapping help farmers in the #Pacific:
💡 improve their positioning in the value chain;
💡 identify weaknesses and strengths;
💡 develop business models.
Check how the 🇸🇧 SIVCOPA 🥥 has benefited 👉 https://t.co/zGTOXF8ymh
Two 🇫🇯 Fiji-based #SME's, NWC and @TraSeableFiji, found ways to work together to improve value chains in the #Pacific. Their partnership is the result of a CTA regional networking event in Tonga 🇹🇴:
https://t.co/x8naOMY0Cy
Weather index-based insurances can help small farmers and fisherfolks faced with catastrophic weather events in #Pacific Island countries.
Read the blog post 👉https://t.co/kUwUeBq40d
With @godanSec, CTA has contributed to the organisation of the #CAFDO2019 conference in 🇨🇮 and supported the participation of partners from French-speaking Africa (🇨🇲🇰🇲🇬🇳🇲🇬🇲🇱🇲🇷🇳🇪🇨🇫🇹🇩🇹🇳🇸🇳🇧🇫) to discuss #opendata. 👉🏻 https://t.co/GZQTos59Gl
The #StrikeTwo events have become a launchpad to demonstrate the transformative potential of #blockchain for small-scale agriculture, and establish a growing global community that aims to accelerate its adoption. https://t.co/87iFvhalOE
"CTA does not just wait for seeds to multiply and get connected. Over time there has been a deliberate effort by CTA to help people connect, learn from each other and address issues collectively from a transboundary perspective." - @EkayaEkaya
👉https://t.co/bcTWS5BDmS
#CTALegacy
Tapping onto #ICT4Ag tools, CTA has provided CAPAD with mentorship support to implement a new system that improves the quality of data collected and facilitate data sharing between cooperatives.
Read more in our latest blog 👉 https://t.co/cT4X64hBkz
#Data4Ag
In consultation with various development partners, the International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture came to fruition to drive the exchange of ideas and experiences, while allowing the optimisation of opportunities presented by #digitalisation.
👉https://t.co/AL1VdpFvfb
How can organisations track the impact of their funds in real-time? Challenged by this, @enamara built @VouchDigital a market-based system that helps stakeholders efficiently distribute resources and track impacts in #Uganda.
More 👉 https://t.co/xOfRlbQaRh
#VALUE4HER#AWIEF2019
Greater political will and financial commitment are required to formulate, regulate and implement #opendata policies and practices that will help to better distribute #agricultural data.
Read the latest CTA blog: https://t.co/O2A8AlnRAP
Harnessing the power of #blockchain technology as an enabler for business growth, @wearehiveonline is helping small businesses through credit access. A digital start-up reducing dependency on traditional financial providers and reduce lending risks.
More👉https://t.co/xxmFMH6wDC
Driven by the ambition to create wealth amongst Africa’s #smallholder farmers, @farmerline is tapping on #digital tools, providing farmers with efficient and affordable, real-time data support.
Read more👉 https://t.co/ohiOONMMOd
#ICT4Ag#PitchAgriHack
With a strong focus on curbing Ghana’s food imports while encouraging greenhouse farming efficiency, @TechShelta came to life! Powered by digital technology, they offer a subscription-based model with a client base of 122 across 🇬🇭Ghana.
#PitchAgriHack
https://t.co/x9yQTA8U5P
From remote sensing to provision of agricultural advice and promoting a transparent logistics system, 6 young innovations pioneering #digital solutions were awarded at the first-ever Agreen Start-up competition.
#PitchAgriHack#SARA2019
Read more 👉https://t.co/JIZIW9SLIP